XCMG Construction Machinery Ltd. - Enterprise Tech Ecosystem Series

XCMG Construction Machinery Ltd. - Enterprise Tech Ecosystem Series

Summary

XCMG Construction Machinery Co Ltd (XCMG) is a manufacturer and distributor of construction equipment. The company's portfolio of products includes surface excavation bogie, bridge construction equipment, dredger, drill jambo, truck crane, rough-terrain crane, all-terrain crane, crawler crane, tower crane, truck-mounted crane, concrete machinery, loaders, excavators and piling machinery. Its road machinery comprises of road roller, grader, paver, asphalt distributor, asphalt mixing plant, milling machine and asphalt pavement maintenance vehicle. The company provides product consultation, after-sales, offers spare parts, financial services and repair services. It has services outlets in various countries across the Americas, Europe, Asia-Pacific and the Middle East. XCMG is headquartered in Xuzhou, Jiangsu, China.

XCMG is increasingly focusing on IM and upgrading its manufacturing bases to improve product quality and increase production capacity. IM not only enables to automate crucial processes and production of core components but also in automatic manufacture such as thrust wheels.

XCMG has created Xrea, a national industrial internet platform that focuses on enterprise digital transformation based on three critical levels including enterprise, production line, and equipment. The platform enables XCMG to not only balance its enterprise process frameworks such as R&D, priority optimization etc., but also manage manufacturing and supply chain and perform equipment analysis and after-sale service.

The report provides information and insights into XCMG's tech activities, including -

• Insights of its digital transformation strategies
• Overview of technology initiatives covering partnerships and product launches
• Insights on each technology initiative including technology theme, objective, and benefits
• Details of estimated ICT budgets and major ICT contracts

• In 2021, XCMG partnered with Insta360 to develop a 5G powered remote operation systems featuring Insta360 Pro 2 360 camera and LiDAR sensors. The camera captures high-quality panoramic image data from the construction site and transmits the data via 5G communication module to intelligent cabin enabling remote operator to view in real-time.
• In 2021, XCMG as a part of its IM plan for truck-mounted cranes invested US$123.4 million to launch an IM base. The base is equipped with multiple intelligent production lines including turntable and base intelligent welding lines powered with 5G, industrial internet and big data. The usage of 5G technology has helped XCMG improve the accuracy of data collection and efficiency of processing by more than 60%.
• In 2020, XCMG in partnership with Sichuan Railway Investment Group and Tsinghua University together developed self-driving road roller equipped with real-time monitoring system and various safety measures. The system with the help of a remote monitoring data center first identifies the optimal route and process and sends the instruction to onboard control system, thereby enabling the road roller to operate autonomously in complex conditions.

• Gain insights into XCMG's tech operations.
• Gain insights into its tech strategies and innovation initiatives.
• Gain insights into its technology themes under focus.
• Gain insights into various product launches and partnership strategies.